Social Media Integration and Management

The Big Five ---

Google+ - Facebook - Twitter - Linkedin - Pinterest

Today it's the "Big Five."

Integrating Social Media, from a starting point of "0" is actually a good thing. As you'll have no preconceived notions of what to expect. Do one at a time, but planning is crucial. Setting up accounts is the first step. A few things you'll need ---

You'll need a graphic (see Facebook Page example) - each social media platform online has a different set of requirements - research these before you start.

It would be best to build a spreadsheet to keep track of time spent. Quicker than actually filling out a form. The examples at the above link will give you a good starting point. But the time tracking portion is absolutely necessary to gauge the Time-ROI for your social media efforts against traffic fluctuations and against sales number fluctuation for any designated time period.

<--- This is the formula that will tell you (over a designated period of time) if your social media is growing your sales dollars. The time investment is your cost because time is money.

You should begin to see your traffic numbers increase and with that, possibly sales numbers will go up too. Nothing is a given. Hard work will eventually pay off.

Social Media Call To Action

Now that you have an idea of how to start you may also need a little help. Most people do need a helping hand when starting a project with the scope of integrating social media to a business plan. Don't be afraid to call on a web consultant to hold your hand along the way. After all, more heads together means more brains working for you! Get a social media assistant today.